October 2025 Price Increases

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Agreed. A collective acceptance of low standards has facilitated this stagnation. I don’t foresee enough people raising their voices.

One place…located between Tampa and Daytona beach…has been rather notorious for being filled with terrible consumers…because they fail to understand what that actually means…

So there you go in that little pocket

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Not quite sure why you are redirecting...I am pointing out that it should be common sense as to why Google reviews of a new park are not an accurate representative for how it compares to other parks. Or how successful the opening has gone...which again points back to the OG post.

If Universal wants to use them to confirm what I imagine to be their internal thoughts and/or metrics (i.e.: expansion will be required in the short to medium-term), sure. But that isn't what you have stated.

It may not be a great metric but it’s one of the only metrics we have and what I said was “lowest rated park” which it is. It has a 3.3 star rating on yelp and 3.8 on google. That is the lowest out of the major theme parks. It’s not the best metric but it’s definitely a sign that it’s not some “resounding success” especially considering the park can’t operate at its actual capacity or even a capacity comparable to the other major players, even with smaller parks

 

[SamusAranX]

You think companies don't spread increased costs?

Every single one I have ever worked with, worked for, or run myself has.

A nice recent example, the cost of circuit boards went through the roof, so we sat down and figured out the impact on our costs and then spread that out over all products weighted by the typical qty sold for each product and how much we thought the price increases would impact sales on each. That kept the individual increases small because we could recover those costs across all product lines instead of just jacking up the price of our electronics by 30% or more.


Oh, this 100% plays into it and if attendance is down/flat year over year (which it likely is flat at best) and the lower it drops the more important it becomes. That still isn't the entirety of the conversation and does not address the sticker shock on costs that is currently going on in many areas.

My push back is from people seemingly acting like these legit increased costs are irrelevant and don't impact decisions within the company.

I’d buy the “tariffs made me do it” excuse if they actually lightened pricing slightly as tariffs got repealed. But they won’t. People fell for it hook line and sinker during COVID, and not just for Disney world. Companies will seize on any “excuse” to raise prices but if it truly was the reason, we’d see a slight regression towards the mean when the excuse passed.

 

[Andrew C]

It may not be a great metric but it’s one of the only metrics we have and what I said was “lowest rated park” which it is. It has a 3.3 star rating on yelp and 3.8 on google. That is the lowest out of the major theme parks. It’s not the best metric but it’s definitely a sign that it’s not some “resounding success” especially considering the park can’t operate at its actual capacity or even a capacity comparable to the other major players, even with smaller parks

You keep trying....

 

[Andrew C]

I’d buy the “tariffs made me do it” excuse if they actually lightened pricing slightly as tariffs got repealed. But they won’t. People fell for it hook line and sinker during COVID, and not just for Disney world. Companies will seize on any “excuse” to raise prices but if it truly was the reason, we’d see a slight regression towards the mean when the excuse passed.

No tariffs or tariffs. 2% inflation or 10% inflation....We would have seen a similar increase this month. We either accept the increases, and value proposition, or we don't. If nothing else, Disney is consistent.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

You keep trying....

Trying what? You’re continuing to paint a rough opening that almost everyone else can agree was a bit rough into the perfect mix of things that will somehow “get Disney”

It’s not. Disney is not operating like Universal is touching them because they aren’t worried. They know the behind the scenes numbers and they aren’t worried. I’m at Disney world right now and I can see it can’t be hurting too bad

 

[Dranth]

I’d buy the “tariffs made me do it” excuse if they actually lightened pricing slightly as tariffs got repealed. But they won’t. People fell for it hook line and sinker during COVID, and not just for Disney world. Companies will seize on any “excuse” to raise prices but if it truly was the reason, we’d see a slight regression towards the mean when the excuse passed.

Oh, I don't think tariffs made them do it, I just think they played a hand in how much and how far.

Also, I have zero doubt they will not drop prices if/when tariffs go away as that is just free profit for the taking. I am more than willing to have them prove me wrong on that one.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

But they won’t. People fell for it hook line and sinker during COVID, and not just for Disney world. Companies will seize on any “excuse” to raise prices but if it truly was the reason, we’d see a slight regression towards the mean when the excuse passed.

This is the ELEPHANT in the room that’s causing a lot of the bad decisions and PR Backlash..

This RIGHT here

It doesn’t get really near enough play…

These price increases were covered all over mediadom yesterday and today…across the board…

Well…I doubt abc covered it…

Anyone see a “positive” spin on it…at all?

 

[Dan Deesnee]

A huge hit as in the lowest rated theme park in Orlando? They somehow got below Seaworld which considering its past and current reception, is pretty incredible

Lol give it time. Park is absolutely incredible. Just because some people that go to the theme park once every 10 years rated it low because they had to wait in a huge line doesn't mean it's not a great Park...

 

[Dan Deesnee]

I’m not sure epic is even that huge of a smash? You can get tickets almost any day since June and the attendance cap is low (they can fit a lot of people…they just aren’t able to give them anything to do but walk around)…and Comcast has been rather quiet on the performance…or less boisterous than you’d expect.

The only people talking like this are the Orlando tourism people…which are the most biased, in the can group you can imagine…

Keep in mind that theme park attendance has been starting to trend toward the latter half of the year as opposed to the summer months, in florida. The Parks only been open a few months.

It is undoubtedly a huge success. They have done some incredible work and in some ways rivals Disney, although I'll always think Disney is better.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Yelp, google, reviews I’ve seen on YouTube, Forums, etc

Oh. You read it on the internet. Got it.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Haven’t you read that book

“The high cost of low standards”??

Everyone should read it.

No wait…it was “the high cost of low prices”…

And it was about Disney…

Wait a minute…it was actually Walmart…


Well…read bobs autobiography…anyway

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Keep in mind that theme park attendance has been starting to trend toward the latter half of the year as opposed to the summer months, in florida. The Parks only been open a few months.

It is undoubtedly a huge success. They have done some incredible work and in some ways rivals Disney, although I'll always think Disney is better.

That park is owned by Comcast…at huge expense

The barometer of success is making loads of cash

Not winning a perceived (in the fandom) peeing contest between universal creative and WDI

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

 

[SamusAranX]

This is the ELEPHANT in the room that’s causing a lot of the bad decisions and PR Backlash..

This RIGHT here

It doesn’t get really near enough play…

These price increases were covered all over mediadom…across the board…

Well…I doubt abc covered it…

Anyone see a “positive” spin on it…at all?

It made me laugh when people were covered on the news rushing to buy cars because they “warned” prices would go up after the tariffs. No doubt certain costs increase. But now, you already let them lead you into way overpaying for vehicles after the “chip shortage” supposedly caused vehicle prices to rise. Gee, I didn’t see car prices returning to normal inflation rates and pricing after Covid add to that the high rates. Aye carumba.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Personally I give Epic an 8.5/10 snack to thrill ratio. It’s not that rides are that great. But them churros….

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

It made me laugh when people were covered on the news rushing to buy cars because they “warned” prices would go up after the tariffs. No doubt certain costs increase. But now, you already let them lead you into way overpaying for vehicles after the “chip shortage” supposedly caused vehicle prices to rise. Gee, I didn’t see car prices returning to normal inflation rates and pricing after Covid add to that the high rates. Aye carumba.

How much is your subscription for heated seats? Mine is 15 bucks. I can barely afford to run the wipers when it rains.

 

[MrPromey]

But... the shareholders, Len! You have to think about the shareholders! They are the true fuel for the Disney engine, not those money pits called "cast members".

Which shareholders?

Certainly not the ones who hold it.

Someone's doing well with this but it's not us.

 

[MrPromey]

Sure, tariffs absolutely bear some, but by no means all, of the blame. But… Disney routinely increased prices when there were none of the current tariffs. And Disney neglected to undertake major building projects when it would have been much cheaper - neglected for decades - and undertook these projects when it was very obvious costs were about to explode. Because Disney is headed by executives who, like almost every other decision-maker in every American corporation, convinced themselves all the tariff talk and promises of other calamitous policies that would disrupt stability and increase prices was just bluster, and they were so much smarter then anyone who took the talk seriously.

So Disney deserves no sympathy. None.

To be fair, I don't think a lot of people making those decisions expected to still be with the company by the time the "find out" phase popped up on the horizon. Certainly, some of them aren't.

Some of them are and yeah, no sympathy.

Of course a notable one that hastily pulled the cord on their golden parachute because they apparently calculated that COVID would bring about the financial end times right before most of the public found out it was coming made the now seemingly foolish decision to return with fanfare when it was safe to come out of the bunker to market themselves as the savior from the guy they themselves left in charge when they bailed.

Not sure that's been working out particularly great for him from an ego and legacy standpoint. Who knows though? Maybe any day now he'll turn it all around.

 

[Tha Realest]

Disney Restroom+© pricing has yet to be announced.

They’re waiting to drop that shoe after the park/resort transportation fees are implemented.